Zöe Franklin

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Zöe Franklin is the Liberal Democrat MP for Guildford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Local Government).

378

Votes Cast

£139,207

Expenses 2024-25

8,429

Majority

47.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£139,207

Staffing£113,833
Office£17,467
Travel£4,417
Accommodation£3,490

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,294 voters

✓Liberal Democrat
22,937 votes47.5%
Conservative
14,508 votes30.0%
Reform UK
4,395 votes9.1%
Labour
3,931 votes8.1%
Green Party
2,268 votes4.7%
The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment
255 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

387

Written Questions

34

Oral Questions

88

Debates Spoken In⚑

125

Speeches⚑

378

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 197No: 181

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3 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Committee

2 votes · 2 Jun 2026

4 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 27 Apr 2026

5 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

5 votes · 21 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(3)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Margaret Sharp

£2,000 paid in regular quarterly payments of £500

£2,000
Name of donor
Margaret Sharp
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,000 paid in regular quarterly payments of £500
Donor status
individual

Registered 3 April 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

National Liberal Club

Membership of the National Liberal Club until 31st December 2026

1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

£1,140
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Membership of the National Liberal Club until 31st December 2026, value £1,140
Date received
1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted
2 January 2026
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 5 February 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

15/8/24 to 21/12/25

Membership of the National Liberal Club from 15/8/24 to 21/12/25. Estimated value based on publicly available membership information: £200 one-off joining fee plus £983.90 (annual membership fee) x 1.375 (1 year plus additional months)

8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025

£200
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Membership of the National Liberal Club from 15/8/24 to 21/12/25. Estimated value based on publicly available membership information: £200 one-off joining fee plus £983.90 (annual membership fee) x 1.375 (1 year plus additional months), value £1,552.86
Date received
8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted
12 July 2024
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 4 August 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Zöe in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Local Housing Allowance rates in the Guildford Broad Rental Market Area; and what proportion of Univ

Department for Work and Pensions21 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of shortfalls between Local Housing Allowance rates and private rents on homelessness preventio

Department for Work and Pensions21 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the cross-government review of early education and childcare support is considering the potential merits of combining Universal Credit childcare su

Department for Education21 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the cross-government review of early education and childcare support is considering the potential costs and merits of introducing an hourly childca

Department for Education21 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce transitional arrangements under the proposed earned settlement reforms for people who were first granted leave to

Home Office21 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what timetable she has set for decisions on local government reorganisation proposals following completion of the review an

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government20 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether elections to any new unitary authorities approved following the review of local government reorganisation will take

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government20 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has assessed the impact of the review of local government reorganisation on planned electoral timeta

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government20 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Student Loans Company to waive retrospectively applied interest charges on Plan

Department for Education19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered introducing additional safeguards within the social housing mutual exchange process, including c

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government19 Oct 2026
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